Accident, chemical release forces closure of Route 33 in Brookfield

Updated
9:11 pm EDT, Saturday, July 30, 2011

BROOKFIELD -- Police said a head-on collision between a car and a van led to the release of "pool cleaning chemicals," forcing the closure of Route 133 for several hours Saturday near the intersection with Mudry Farm Road.

According to Brookfield police, some responding fire personnel were exposed to chemical vapor from the van and "all parties involved," were taken to Danbury Hospital.

Information on their condition and further details about the crash were not immediately available.

Police said the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was called to the scene along with a HAZMAT team. The chemicals were inside the van, which was heading north when it was hit by a southbound car that entered the northbound lane, police said.

Obtuse Hill Road (Route 133) was closed for several hours, between Merwin Brook Road and Tower Road, while the area was cleaned.